I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.

The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back.

Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.

Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got paid throughout American history, through a strong union.

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.